Boston University, Center for Student Services

Boston, Massachusetts

FIRM

CLIENT

Boston University

AREA

122,000 sq.ft.

TOTAL COST

$48,000,000.00

COMPLETION DATE

7/2012

The planning process for this innovative 122,000-square-foot campus center began as an invited design competition. The design team engaged various campus departments from the onset, including the dean of students, enrollment and student affairs, auxiliary services and dining, campus planning and design, operations and the president. Each constituency had a voice and an ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCOST PER SQ FT$393.00CITATIONBronze CitationFEATURED IN2013 Educational InteriorsINTERIOR CATEGORYStudent Centers/Service Areas on the design.

The building was conceived in two parts: a dining hall anchoring dining operations in the east campus— replacing three undersized and outdated dining locations; and a student-services presence uniting six scattered academic advising programs into a single facility.

Boston University developed a strategy to aggregate student services under one roof to offer its undergraduate students an easily accessible and comprehensive environment.

Simultaneously, this building hosts a prime campus dining venue with extended service hours enabling students to maximize their time in the building—studying, planning, working, socializing and forming lifelong friendships.

This LEED-certified gold building earned a four-star Certified Green Restaurant rating from the Green Restaurant Association; it’s the only university in the country with that distinction.

“Light and bright. Excellent use of materials. The views are outstanding!”--2013 jury

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